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Gun laws in Australia are predominantly within the jurisdiction of Australian states and territories, with the importation of guns regulated by the federal government.In the last two decades of the 20th century, following several high-profile killing sprees, the federal government coordinated more restrictive firearms legislation with all state governments.
The National Firearms Agreement (NFA), also sometimes called the National Agreement on Firearms, the National Firearms Agreement and Buyback Program, or the Nationwide Agreement on Firearms, [1] was an agreement concerning firearm control made by Australasian Police Ministers' Council (APMC) in 1996, in response to the Port Arthur massacre that killed 35 people.
John Crook, has written or edited many articles and booklets, self-published under the banner of Gun Control Australia, the last in 2003. [3] GCA maintains a website and occasionally features in media reports on gun law issues. At its height in the mid-1990s, its spokespersons were very prominent in media discussions and conferences on gun ...
Australia's Anthony Albanese said seeing the U.S. struggle with gun violence showed "the fortunate position Australia’s in of having these strong gun controls."
In light of the recent school shooting in Wisconsin, President Joe Biden spoke of his administration's work aimed at reducing gun violence, ... Kentucky's ban goes into effect Jan. 1, 2025.
While Seattle's 2013 gun buyback program could be considered a success, collecting more than 700 guns, handing out almost $70,000 in gift cards and even netting a Stinger missile launcher tube, [31] the program also had a widely unanticipated effect from the local gun buying community. Hundreds of gun buyers showed up to the event seeking to ...
The problem did not go away, and Republican President Richard Nixon was among those who favored a ban. “ I don’t know why any individual should have a right to have a revolver in his house ...
Rebecca Peters studied law. [1]As chair of the Australian National Coalition for Gun Control at the time of the Port Arthur massacre in 1996, Peters contributed to the introduction of stricter gun control in Australia, working on the homogenization of gun laws across Australia's 6 states and 2 territories, the ban on semiautomatic rifles and shotguns, and a year-long buyback that destroyed ...